Playtime

Chalkola – chalk pens and board (AD)

One of the first things we did during lockdown was draw rainbows on our windows- I just wish we had Chalkola pens when we did.

They’re great to be creative with- be in on a chalk board, in the garden or on the windows.

We love the huge range of colours from chalkola (not just for kids- they do a huge range of products, great for creative adults too).

We were gifted this wonderful set of 30 pens by Chalkola; and I’m chuffed with them, I’ll definitely be buying more.

Both me and Dot find these easy to use (pump tip) and Dot loves drawing pictures of her family on the chalkboard and the windows. We’ve only had them a few weeks and have done so much with them- we’ve had fun creating play scenes on Dots curvy board from Young and Learning – shops, flower gardens and vets; and they wipe clean very quickly and easily.

Chalkola pens are great for:

– writing/ drawing on a chalk board

– being creative on windows or mirrors

– can be used on other no porous surfaces; be creative- we love creating play set up on our curvy board (balance board)

– mummy can ‘borrow’ for shopping list writing on a kitchen chalkboard

– paint a wall or door in the playroom with black board paint for the kids to go wild

To buy:

Use ‘kellyn10’ for discount

The 30 pack on pens we have is £28.95 and the board £19.95

Chalkola web {aff link}

Baby/Toddler stuff, Playtime

Autumn Invitation to play

Tuff trays are great for the summer outside, but when we’re stuck inside I love making smaller play trays.

If I left Dorothea to it, she’d probably only play with her Duplo and her babies; but setting up a tray like this encourages her to play with different thinks in more creative ways.

Today’s play tray was made up of

  • A pumpkin ‘lid’
  • Conkers
  • Green play doh
  • A faux grass sample (companies will send for free)
  • Oats
  • Quinoa
  • Chia seeds
  • A cut up gift wrap tub
  • Grimms rainbow pieces
  • Wooden forest animals
  • Autumn coloured beads
  • Autumn colours pegs/pots
  • Orange cutters/ roller
  • Wooden spoon
  • Paper straws
    Autumn leaves
  • Our favourite activities using this tray were
    • Rolling conkers down the tube
      Pressing seeds and oats into dough
      Making fields for the animals and feeding them
      Fitting the beads onto the straws
      Stacking the rainbow/beads/animals
      Blowing the leaves/seeds/oats using the straws
  • I love making random play trays- they truly are ‘open ended’ play and you’ll be surprised at how your little one plays and how long it keeps them entertained.